§ 1297.90.Request For Interim Measures Not Incompatible With Agreement

This section heads off an argument that could otherwise gut interim relief in international arbitration: that going to court for provisional protection is somehow inconsistent with, or a waiver of, the agreement to arbitrate. The Legislature says plainly that it is not. A party can ask a superior court -- before the arbitration starts or while it is underway -- for an interim measure of protection, and the court can grant one, without either side's request or the court's action calling the arbitration agreement into question.

That assurance matters because interim relief often has to move faster than an arbitral tribunal can be assembled, or needs enforcement tools -- like attachment or contempt -- that only a court can wield. Without this section, a party worried about waiver might hesitate to seek urgent protection, risking real losses while the arbitration gets organized. This section removes that hesitation as a matter of law.